Chapter 587

Maja just glanced at her phone.

Noticing it was late, she nonchalantly said, “Mr. Raymond, I gotta bounce.*

tan didn’t react, only the sound of his door closing could be heard.

As Maja reached the hotel lobby, a wave of sadness washed over her.

She looked up at the sky, trying to keep the tears from falling.

Then Zoey called.

Zoey would call at least three times a day, reporting on company matters.

But this call wasn’t about the company; it was about the legal team.

“Ms. Pennyfeather, we’ve gotten wind of who’s taken the fall for the Shepard family, It’s Dalia’s son, who’s currently in the slammer. The whole thing’s stirred up a lot of chitchat; even the big shots are paying attention. With solid evidence, things moved quickly, and they’ve taken him away. Dalia is busy scrambling around, hoping to bail her son out. If all goes as expected, he’d be looking at a ten–year sentence.”

It turned out it was someone she knew.

Maja quickly slapped herself in the face, trying to shake off the sadness. She didn’t even notice that lan had followed her out.

He seemed worried about her heading home alone so late.

on the phone, laughing and chatting, seemingly unaffected

Dalia’s son gets a ten–year sentence, Dalia would definitely hold a grudge

with lan standing

had witnessed her clash with Dalia.

Carlene, it seemed natural that she would take on the

her have her way. So after she hung up the phone, he said, “I’ll get someone

smoke

around to see him standing behind her.

the lit cigarette elegantly, looking at

won’t allow it. Not only will I keep

power to do it, and it wouldn’t be a stretch.

a

world. He was ruthless with his

himself, but when he did, he showed

now was

through, all her recent efforts

she was nothing more

his cigarette, walked over, grabbed her chin, kissed her, and

cigarette he was smoking didn’t have a strong nicotine taste

eyes reddening from

her go, looking at her with a hint of ruthlessness

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